Jan 1, 2013

how to say "s/he looks like..." in Hebrew

To express that someone looks like someone else, or that something looks like something else, use the word meaning resembles:דּוֹמֶה (one male/masculine object)דּוֹמָה(one female/feminine object)דּוֹמִים(more than one male/masculine object)דּוֹמוֹת(more than one female/feminine object)

הַתְּאוֹמִים מְאֹד דּוֹמִים.

The twins looks a lot alike.

The similarity that דומהexpresses is not limited to the visual realm - דומה can also mean resembles in behavior or character.For example:

הוּא מְאֹד דּוֹמֶה לְאָבִיו בָּאֹפִי.

He's a lot like his father in (terms of) personality.

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